United Ghostwriters
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Professional ghostwriting for people with something to say
United Ghostwriters
3w ago
The typical perception of ghostwriting is that the ghost writes a book for a client, starting at the beginning and finishing at the end. And yes, that probably is the baseline standard for describing yourself as a ghostwriter. But it’s by no means the full or the only package – and it’s not the only
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United Ghostwriters
1M ago
Not all writers have quiet lives. It’s a wonder how some of them found the time to write anything. Byron springs to mind, and Ernest Hemingway also seemed happiest in a war zone. Charles Dickens had more energy than seems humanly possible and in addition to writing a succession of masterpieces still found the time
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United Ghostwriters
2M ago
Let me tell you a secret. Writing is hard. Who knew, eh? Well, maybe it’s not such a secret to you. But even seasoned ghostwriters like us find it a challenge at times, and we’ve written hundreds of books between us. Because whether you’re authoring a business book, a personal development guide, a thought leadership
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United Ghostwriters
4M ago
Got my royalty cheque recently for my bestselling Conspiracy book, covering the second half of 2023. Good news: 18,000 new sales. Bad news: £1,832 royalties payable. I’m not boasting, or moaning. I’m quoting these figures because most people have no idea how little money they could make from a bestseller. In all, my book has
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United Ghostwriters
4M ago
For some, life is a fairly linear path, free of its more damaging or transformative elements. For most of us, it’s anything but, amidst twists and turns we couldn’t possibly have envisaged, with some experiencing changes in body and mindset that prove transmogrifying; and what better way to explicate those changes than writing about them?
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United Ghostwriters
5M ago
I have, on occasion, been asked when penning a non-fiction work, ghostwritten or under my own name, whether to emphasize the facts of the story or the emotions aroused. My reply is always: ‘Both! Both!’ The one makes little sense without the other. It is common to gently mock someone who has mentally filed an
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United Ghostwriters
5M ago
Having recently completed and sent off a long and fairly complex writing project, I was delighted when my client got in touch a few days later, once he’d been able to look over everything, to tell me he was very pleased with the end result. In fact, in giving my work this thumbs-up, he paid
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United Ghostwriters
6M ago
Pity my poor wife, trying to have a quiet night in with her husband, watching a bit of TV together in peace and quiet – and he’s all but screaming at the screen, “JUST WRITE THE THING!” Specifically, we were watching Frasier; even more specifically, the episode ‘Author, Author’ in which Dr Frasier Crane and
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United Ghostwriters
7M ago
I’m in the process of signing up a new client. It’s an exciting moment. I am about to get to know a complete stranger really quite intimately. And the complete stranger is also entering a new world, one in which they will be asked a lot of very personal questions as we explore the story
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United Ghostwriters
7M ago
As any ghostwriter will tell you, one of the key topics we’re asked about when we first talk to clients is confidentiality. That’s understandable. For various reasons, which I’ll explore in a moment, some people feel there’s a stigma around working with a ghostwriter and would prefer to keep their involvement a secret. Hence the
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